Autoanti-Ge associated with severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
Severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia due to anti-Ge is described. The patient's red cells had a positive direct antiglobulin test, and they typed as Ge+ using saline reactive reagents. Anti-Ge was eluted from her RBCs, and her serum had an IgG and IgM anti-Ge2,3.
Shulman
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University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Vengelen-Tyler
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Thompson
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Nelson
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Chen
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D000328:Adult; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity / Q000276:immunology; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D004905:Erythrocyte Aging / Q000276:immunology; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012156:Reticulocytes; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D001323:Autoantibodies; D001789:Blood Group Antigens